Yoon Arrives in Paris, France... Begins Schedule for Expo Hosting Bid

Attendance at BIE General Assembly and Reception
Held Korea-France Summit with President Macron

President Yoon Suk-yeol arrived in Paris, France on the 19th (local time) to begin a 4-night, 6-day tour of France and Vietnam.

President Yoon and his wife, Kim Keon-hee, arrived at Orly Airport in the afternoon aboard Air Force One, the presidential aircraft.

President Yoon wore a navy suit with a sky-blue tie, while Kim Keon-hee wore a white suit jacket with a sky-blue handkerchief, a white blouse, a sky-blue skirt, and beige shoes.

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Le Por, the French Ambassador to Korea, Pichard, Chief of Orly Airport Police, Choi Jae-cheol and his wife, the Korean Ambassador to France, and Ahn Il-hwan and his wife, Ambassador to the OECD Korean Delegation, welcomed the presidential couple at Orly Airport that day.

After shaking hands with each of them, the presidential couple was greeted by the French honor guard and moved along the red carpet to board their vehicle.

President Yoon will personally attend the 172nd General Assembly of the International Exhibition Bureau (BIE) held on the 20th and 21st, serving as a PT speaker and supporting the bid for the 2030 World Expo in Busan.

During the visit to France, he will also participate in a meeting with the Korean community, hold a Korea-France summit with President Emmanuel Macron, engage in a dialogue with the future innovation generation of Korea and France, participate in a digital vision discussion, and attend a European business investment signing ceremony, among other economic and diplomatic schedules.